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King Charles shares 'shock' of cancer diagnosis with patients
The King told patients at a London cancer centre that he was doing all right.

One injured in chemical factory explosion
One person has been taken to hospital after an explosion and fire at a factory in north Wales.

O'Sullivan level with Bingham in quarter-finals
Ronnie O’Sullivan cuts a frustrated figure despite coming from 3-1 down to end the opening session of his World Championship quarter-final level at 4-4 with Stuart Bingham.

ICJ rules it will not halt German arms to Israel
Nicaragua accused Germany of breaching the UN genocide convention by sending military hardware to Israel.

Iran commutes tycoon's death sentence
Businessman Babak Zanjani was convicted in 2016 of pocketing billions from Iran's oil ministry.

Listen: Is the Rwanda scheme driving migrants to Ireland?
And, US student protests escalate over Gaza

Can I take children or pets to a polling station?
The rules on everything from dogs, children, ID and selfies to voting while drunk.

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon jury retires to consider verdicts
The jury in the manslaughter trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was sent out on Tuesday.

More than 100 arrested in Spain over WhatsApp scam
A gang of scammers stole almost a million euros pretending to be relatives in distress, police say.

Two charged over Sycamore Gap tree felling
Two charged with causing criminal damage to the famous Sycamore Gap tree and Hadrian's Wall.

Boy, 14, killed in sword attack in north-east London
The teenager dies after a man armed with a sword went on the rampage in north-east London.

Commonsense is now science?
Sometimes the bleeding obvious gets wrapped in phrases like "groundbreaking" when it comes to reporting on science.

'Chaos': Hainault attack witnesses describe attack horror
Sickening images being shared among people in London reveal in unforgiving detail an attack in which a 14-year-old was killed.

Sawyers 'grieving' Olympics following injury
Britain's Jazmin Sawyers speaks about "grieving" her chance of competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics after rupturing her Achilles and cultivating an identity beyond sports.

Newey lawyers negotiating early exit from Red Bull
Leading designer Adrian Newey is negotiating an exit from Red Bull that would leave him free to join another team in early 2025, BBC Sport learns.

Ireland to redesignate UK as 'safe' for asylum
It follows Irish government concerns that the UK's Rwanda policy is fuelling Irish asylum cases.

Kate Forbes considering SNP leadership bid
The former finance secretary told BBC Scotland News she had a "groundswell of support amongst the members".

Postmasters tried 'to get away with' blaming IT - expert
Post Office inquiry sees an internal email from 2010 sent by an expert on the ill-fated Horizon system

Ex-England cricketer to stand for Galloway's party
Monty Panesar is among hundreds of MP candidates being lined up by the Workers Party of Britain.

Scientists create plastic-eating bacteria to help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.

'Drop the sword!': Witnesses describe attack horror
How panic and violence erupted during the morning rush hour in a residential area of north-east London.